IF YOU’VE DRIVEN AROUND THE TRI CITIES LATELY YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT KINGSPORT GAS STATIONS ARE GETTING MORE MONEY OUT OF YOUR WALLET. THE MODEL CITY HAS THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES NOT ONLY IN THE TRI CITIES BUT IN EAST TENNESSEE AS A WHOLE. THE LATEST FUEL GAUGE REPORT BY AAA EAST TENNESSEE SHOWED AN AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS IN KINGSPORT IS 3.96 CENTS, EXCEEDING THE REGIONWIDE AVERAGE OF 3.95 CENTS. DRIVERS IN THE TRI CITIES ARE FORKING OVER AN EXTRA 1.12 CENTS MORE FOR A GALLON OF GAS THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS SAME TIME.